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Category: DESSERT

HOT CROSS BUNS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • April 5, 2021
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  Hot cross buns like Mince Pies are festive foods, and they deserve to be treated as such.  Special.  A rich, golden dough, heavy with spice and sweet with dried … Continue Reading →

POACHED PEARS IN WHITE WINE WITH CARDAMOM

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 11, 2021
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A light, easy to make and beautiful poached pears with white wine. A perfect finish to our Middle Eastern themed meal. INGREDIENTS 500 ml dry white wine 1½ tablespoons lemon … Continue Reading →

BARA BRITH

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 3, 2021
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  Bara brith (literally “mottled bread”) No Welsh afternoon tea would ever be complete without this delicious fruity tea bread would ever be complete without this delicious fruity tea brea … Continue Reading →

BROICHE PERDU AU CARAMEL BEURRE SALÉ

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 17, 2021
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Pain perdu means ‘lost bread,’ but this dish finds its way to my stomach quite easily. I’ve topped it with salted caramel.  I’ve given the recipe, but you could always … Continue Reading →

NIFLETTES

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • November 2, 2020
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Niflette was a pastry distributed to orphans?  In Latin, it means “do not weep” and is traditionally made at the time of All Saints. They remind me of Pastéis de … Continue Reading →

APPLE CHARLOTTE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 30, 2020
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  I read a Guardian article by Felicity Cloake (who I follow avidly) How to make the Perfect Apple Charlotte – so that’s the dessert of (my) choice.   I … Continue Reading →

CREMET D’ANJOU

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 12, 2020
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  A traditional French dessert from the Loire Valley region. Sheila used Coeur â la Crème hearts that she lines with damp muslin. Cathy suggested you can use old yoghurt … Continue Reading →

BLACKCURRANT FRAGIPANE TART

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • August 31, 2020
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At once sweet and piercingly tart, blackcurrants are the most lovable of summer fruits, here paired with ground almonds in a tasty tart. Fudgy inside and the blackcurrants burst and … Continue Reading →

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